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nikkel-metaalhydride

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6 syllables
20 characters
Dutch
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nikkelmetaalhydride

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

nik-kel-me-taal-hy-dride

Pronunciation

/ˈnɪkəl ˈmeːtaːlɦiˈdrɪdə/

Stress

000011

Morphemes

nikkel, metaal, hydride

The Dutch compound noun 'nikkel-metaalhydride' is syllabified as nik-kel-me-taal-hy-dride, with primary stress on 'hydride'. It follows Dutch rules favoring open syllables and independent syllabification of compound parts.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A type of rechargeable battery.

    Nickel-metal hydride

    De auto wordt aangedreven door een nikkel-metaalhydride batterij.

    Nikkel-metaalhydride batterijen zijn milieuvriendelijker dan loodzuuraccu's.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the last constituent ('hydride').

Syllables

6
nik/nɪk/
kel/kəl/
me/meː/
taal/taːl/
hy/ɦi/
dride/ˈdrɪdə/

nik Open syllable, onset 'n', rhyme 'ik'. kel Closed syllable, onset 'k', rhyme 'el'. me Open syllable, onset 'm', rhyme 'e'. taal Open syllable, onset 't', rhyme 'aal'. hy Open syllable, onset 'ɦ', rhyme 'y'. dride Closed syllable, onset 'dr', rhyme 'ide', primary stress

Open Syllable Preference

Dutch favors open syllables (CV), leading to divisions like 'nik-kel' and 'me-taal'.

Consonant Cluster Handling

Consonant clusters are generally kept together unless they are complex.

Compound Word Syllabification

Each component of a compound word is syllabified independently.

  • Regional variations in the pronunciation of 'g' in 'metaal' (voiced velar fricative /ɣ/ or uvular fricative /ʁ/) do not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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